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Carla EckelsBernestine Williams really has a heart for children. As a financial literacy educator, she volunteers at Urban Preparatory Academy in Wichita teaching kindergarten to eighth-grade students the importance of learning about finances.Volunteer Educator Teaches Financial Literacy Skills To Last A Lifetimehttp://kmuw.org/post/volunteer-educator-teaches-financial-literacy-skills-last-lifetime
92895 as http://kmuw.orgFri, 22 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +0000Volunteer Educator Teaches Financial Literacy Skills To Last A LifetimeCarla EckelsThe second annual Financial Freedom Expo gets underway at the Urban Prep Academy in Wichita this weekend. Nearly 300 attended last year to learn smart ways of managing money. The expo is designed as a free day dedicated to improving the financial literacy of everyone from youth to retirees. Twenty-one workshops will be offered, as well as a vendor's fair, a kids' zone and prizes. The collaborative effort includes several financial service organizations, the Kansas Treasurer's Office, NAACP branches from across the state and the Small Business Administration. Coordinator Bonita Gooch, publisher of The Community Voice paper, says the breakout sessions include financial information on becoming a homeowner, landlord and renters rights, entrepreneurship and how to repair your credit. “The senior track is really great with social security issues, how not to retire broke and late-life legal issues," Gooch says. "We have experts in every field coming in to conduct these workshops." FinancialWeekend Financial Expo To Offer Tips For Managing Moneyhttp://kmuw.org/post/weekend-financial-expo-offer-tips-managing-money
66231 as http://kmuw.orgWed, 13 Apr 2016 22:01:09 +0000Weekend Financial Expo To Offer Tips For Managing MoneySean SandefurApril is officially Financial Literacy Month in Kansas. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the proclamation on Monday as part of a national campaign to help people manage money, investments and debt. According to the Federal Reserve, total consumer debt in the United States is nearly $3.4 trillion, and about 26 percent of that is in the form of credit cards. Financial Literacy Month has been recognized in other states for more than a decade, and is meant to help educate people on how to be smarter with their money. To do that, the state has created the website KansasMoney.gov , where users can take interactive financial learning courses. It includes information about auto loans, mortgages, identity theft and student loans. The site is being run by a number of state agencies, including the Kansas Securities Commissioner’s office, which is holding a Financial Freedom Expo in Wichita on April 16. -- Follow Sean Sandefur on Twitter @SeanSandefur . To contact KMUW News or to send in a news tip,Gov. Brownback Proclaims April Financial Literacy Monthhttp://kmuw.org/post/gov-brownback-proclaims-april-financial-literacy-month
65796 as http://kmuw.orgTue, 05 Apr 2016 21:02:12 +0000Gov. Brownback Proclaims April Financial Literacy MonthDeborah ShaarA Wichita-based state education leader has launched a new effort to get school districts to ramp up their financial literacy curriculum. KMUW’s Deborah Shaar reports. GOP state board of education member Jim McNiece of Wichita joined forces with the chairman of the Kansas House Education Committee to urge school districts to teach financial literacy. McNiece and Republican State Representative Ron Highland signed a joint letter on why financial literacy is an essential part of a sound education. It’s going out to local school board presidents and superintendents. They're urging districts to teach financial literacy instead of seeking a mandate. They said the state board and the House Committee would monitor districts' efforts. Last year the House Education Committee sponsored a bill that made a personal financial literacy program a requirement for high school graduation. It passed the House but later died in a Senate committee.State Leaders Urging Kansas School Districts To Focus On Financial Literacyhttp://kmuw.org/post/state-leaders-urging-kansas-school-districts-focus-financial-literacy
50996 as http://kmuw.orgMon, 18 May 2015 10:00:49 +0000State Leaders Urging Kansas School Districts To Focus On Financial LiteracyAssociated PressLegislation moving through the state House would require public school students to receive instruction on personal financial literacy and how to give a professional handshake. The material would be taught in math classes or other courses like family and consumer science or economics Topics to be covered include: saving, investing, credit, debt and the importance of setting a budget. The bill also requires the State Board of Education to give lawmakers a report on student scores on financial literacy tests before the start of the 2015 legislative session. The measure is up for final action today.New Bill Would Make Personal Financial Literacy A Requirement In Public Schools http://kmuw.org/post/new-bill-would-make-personal-financial-literacy-requirement-public-schools
31702 as http://kmuw.orgWed, 19 Mar 2014 15:34:50 +0000New Bill Would Make Personal Financial Literacy A Requirement In Public Schools Robert E. Weems Jr.Since the end of World War II, the cornerstone of the U.S. economy has been consumer spending.Past and Present: Financial Literacyhttp://kmuw.org/post/past-and-present-financial-literacy
22879 as http://kmuw.orgWed, 04 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0000Past and Present: Financial Literacy